Fashion
Miu Miu’s momentum powers Prada sales growth
Net revenues at Italian luxury group Prada rose 12.5 per cent at constant exchange rates in the first quarter, slightly above analysts…
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Politics
Vietnam Used to Be a Safe Haven for Trade. Now It Might Not Be.
During President Trump’s first U.S.-China trade war in 2018, American companies flocked to Vietnam to sidestep escalating tariffs, and the…
Business
Sasseur Reit CEO Cecilia Tan steps down
Cecilia Tan, chief executive officer at Sasseur Asset Management, manager of Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit), will be stepping…
Business
Maybank names Shafiq Abdul Jabbar as new group chief financial officer
He takes over from Khalijah Ismail, who was dismissed by the bank earlier this year following an internal inquiry Maybank has appointed…
Politics
Transcript: Shocker Poll Finds 52% See Trump as “Dangerous Dictator”
Sargent: So to bring this back to Bezos and Trump, I think what’s emerging here—the big story—is that there’s this small authoritarian…
Business
Singapore stocks rise on Wednesday, snapping four-day losing streak; STI up 0.7%
Across the broader market, gainers beat decliners 288 to 177, after 971.8 million securities worth S$1.4 billion change hands Equities on…
Politics
As Trump Cuts Foreign Aid, What Does It Mean for the Gates Foundation?
On Dec. 27, Bill Gates, the billionaire philanthropist, made a trip to Mar-a-Lago for dinner with Donald J. Trump. Some people around him…
Politics
Trump’s Cuts to Science Funding Could Hurt U.S. Economy, Study Shows
Cutting federal funding for scientific research could cause long-run economic damage equivalent to a major recession, according to a new…
Business
Goldman sees central banks buying more renminbi, won, Singapore dollars
South Korea, Singapore and China’s currencies are likely to be the biggest Asian beneficiaries as central banks look to diversify their…
Business
Thailand’s central bank cuts key rate by 25 bps
Thailand’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday (Apr 30), in a move to…
Business
Thailand’s central bank cuts rate again; economy could face recession as US tariffs loom
Thailand’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday (Apr 30), in a move to…
Business
Chinese sovereign fund CIC to sell US$1 billion of US private equity investments: sources
Chinese sovereign investor China Investment Corporation (CIC) is selling about US$1 billion of its private equity (PE) investment…
News
Chinese Factories Slow in Early Sign of Trade War’s Toll
President Trump’s tariffs are already taking a toll on China’s factories. Three weeks into a trade war that pushed import tariffs of…
Business
HKEX posts record quarterly profit on trading, listings boom
Hong Kong’s dealmakers are optimistic of a flurry of secondary listings from mainland-traded Chinese firms this year Hong Kong’s stock…
Business
UBS Q1 profit tops expectations on tariff-driven volatility in markets
S bank UBS on Wednesday posted better than expected first-quarter net profit, helped by stronger earnings in trading driven by market…
Politics
Chinese solar losses deepen even before worst of trump tariffs
Chinese solar manufacturers continue to plunge deeper into the red, and the outlook is getting gloomier as sky-high tariffs on exports…
Business
Pop Mart holder sells US$101 million stake after shares hit record
The toy company is the top gainer in the MSCI China Index over the last 12 months, with its shares jumping more than 470 per cent An…
Business
Tesla hiring over 1,000 workers to ramp up Semi truck production: report
Tesla is hiring more than a thousand new workers in Nevada as the electric vehicle maker looks to ramp up mass production of its…
Business
Grab raises full-year adjusted Ebitda guidance after posting US$24 million profit in Q1
Grab on Wednesday (Apr 30) reported net profit of US$24 million for the first quarter ended Mar 31, 2025, reversing from a US$104 million…
Politics
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Sues White House to Block Board Firings
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, accusing it of illegally trying to fire three members of…
Business
Prudential’s quarterly new business profit rises on strong Hong Kong, China growth
ENTIAL on Wednesday (Apr 30) reported a 12 per cent rise in new business profit for the first quarter, as the Asia-focused insurer…
Business
Samsung Electronics drops Q2 outlook due to trade uncertainties
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday dropped its business outlook for the current quarter and warned US tariff policies could cut demand for…
Business
Stocks to watch: Wilmar, ST Engineering, Sheng Siong, Starhill Global Reit, FEHT, CDLHT, First Reit, IReit Global
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Apr 30). Wilmar International: The…
Business
AIA Group’s value of new business jumps on strong Hong Kong sales
Kong-based insurer AIA Group reported a 13 per cent rise in its first-quarter value of new business (VONB) on Wednesday, bolstered by its…